Taper turning apparatus



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l I the movement of the ra an-iage, fromsei d rack m nti n e ns i9 a e t n n #1 y rk in a Q he n q no ne 'n Ye1* It is one of thechief objects of this invention 7 ft br v 'd' l the vroncm m me n ng il n-o fi ih icer is nd m *2: e r s -vl simh tax e ve ne'nt to etiecttheuttingof tapers on e the 1iidefieddent: or simultaneous operation" of ,iethgfcgrrifi e and cross fsl'i'de' and the I simulebxm I 3 The verioiis' different sete ofrtaoerslgdesired 2 hfom :thii apg gtusama pe' obtained by means or} quadrant and change gear transmission jarf'rangement interconnecting, powerjflfro'm ,the 1on-- gitiidihal feed1r g movement .off the carifiage to gither'the cross slideorcompound rest so as to, Telnet-thetdeflnite rel ationship ofimovement of, Qtbiefjatter two niem'h'e'rs' with respect to the lon- .gitudinal movementbithe' carriage oilthelv lathe.

h a I lhrs'egeaidiiivinz-thera 331M91 vsh A u e biect p this v n rioni; I anaprqnflrriechanisjn capable?! I per' turning movement for the carriag nd pro s s i e me b rs! th lat a: r enjmcx er acwith the 5 longituqiiia jon c ros sf fI eedmg hattt'o in this way i'ltl iz jthe eidvant'age r rdizcti n r' g tne teed ro to 'the It. w rpyi $1 181 tueted from ,the feed ra ian iatheenfsagcgbie 51m, and o 'n Yld" psi qr -qflecti vBii-sexiient of said driven men ber with Iti aflirther object of this invention inioon- Junct on with ithis ti'ensmissioxi to provide m ns for effecting feeding motionin the carriage. 1 cross slidefindependently andi in either direction w and to'i also'provideineansifor effecting the'si- I hmultaneons operation oi the carriage and 'cross slide" in eitherdireotio'n:

- It is also an object topermit theiindependent or gimifltaneoiieoperdtioiiM thecQ' H 'i Q EE,

slide and compound rest in either directioninde- I I pendently' or in either direction jointly. l

A further object of this invention is to provide in a. lathe gpron mechanism for eflectingmovement tol thecarrieg'eendcross slide of a lathe an overload c1utch1,dev ice,' provided in the input beveijgear engagink abevel gear driven bvithelfeed rod of thel ath'e; to prevent damage teeny por- .tion of, the 1,the'gp;0n mechanism inthe event an overload were applied to the various tool mov-,

ing members associatedwiththe eprpni Another object of this inventionvis' to provide I I I I i taper cutting"v path in either ,I

in a'letheepronmechenism capabieof providin tapercutting movement .i'orythe cutting tool or ,the lethe in which the apron is incorporated,

mission Mechanism from .the feed rod of the means whereby longitudinal movement- "or the; p

I iat he icarriiagefis ,eil' ect edxby direet .powerQ tran svi de;f;in" conjuncfion withihcha' m ssion imechenis m1'iefletiy,e I I ipinio'n shaft and .the foross'fslide act 7 1 m mans w ereby eit er t $13 9? compound rest or both may" he 'en'g gedfw'ith ..sai aic an e jirjmmwm 9W 1 wk m9 to normally engage in the notches tional ranges of tapers to any degree desired through the simultaneous operation of the, carriage, the crossslide, and the compound rest tool actuating devices.

Further features and advantages of this invention will appear from the detailed descriptions of the drawings in which: I

Figure I is a front elevational view of the lathe apron and carriage incorporating features of this invention.

Figure 11 is a right hand end elevation-of the apron carriage, cross slide and compound rest shown in Figu' I.

Figure III is a left hand end elevation of the apparatus shown in Figures I and H.

Figure IV is a fragmentary view partly in section on the lines IVIV of Figure I, particularly showing the driving transmission mechanism from the cross feed screw to the compound rest. Figure V is anenlarged fragmentary section on the line V-V of Figure I.

Figure VI is a diagrammatic sectional view through the transmission gearing in the lathe apron shown on the line VI-VI of Figure I.

Figure VII is a fragmentary sectional view of the control mechanism for effecting power operation of either the cross feed or compound rest, shown on the lines VIIVII of Figure I.

Figure VIII is a fragmentary enlarged portion of the left'hand end of the lathe apron shown in section on the line VIII-VIII of Figure I particularly illustrating the control mechanisms for disconnecting rotation of the hand wheel when rapid traverse motion is applied to the apron mechanism in either direction;

7 Figure IXis a vertical transverse section on the line IX-IX of Figure I particularly showing 7 h the interference device between the control le- V ver for effecting longitudinal cros's'feed and for "selecting the power drive' for taper cutting and the control lever for setting .the transmission for effecting taper cutting in operation or discon- "necting said transmission. v

Figure x is a fragmentary diagrammatic view. of the interference mechanism shown'onthe line XX of Figure IX. V

Figure XI is an enlarged fragmentary view of the control lever for the longitudinal and cross feed clutching mechanism shown particularly on the lines Xl-XI of Figures I and X.

This taper turning apparatus is shown applied to a lathe apron I which is appropriately mounted on the lathe carriage 2'which slides longitudinally of the lathe bed on the usual -guideways 4. Power for effecting the feeding of the cross feed, the carriage, and the compound rest. in both independent motion for ordinary feeding operation or in simultaneous motion for taper turning, is derived from the usual lathe feed rod 5 which extends-longitudinally of the bed- 2 and passes through in the keyed sliding driving relationship in the bevel gear 2 appropriately journaled in suitable bearing 1 in a projecting lug I of the apron I 'so that it may be rotatively carried along the feed -rod.5 by movement of the apron 'I longitudinally of; the bed 2 of the lathe. The bevel gear 6 in turn drives the annular bevel gear 9 which is iournaled on the bearing portion III of the overload clutch disc II fixed on the shaft I2 by 'suitabiefeed driving means I2. In

the overload disc II are a series of plungers I 4' which are normallyurge'd radiallyoutward by compression springs I5 to cause the plungers I4 gear gear 22 I sleeve 24. I I

When the gear 2I is shifted into engagement with the gear 22 power will be thus transmitted a,ss4,s7a V the bore ll of the bevel gear 2 so as to form an overload driving connection between the bevel I and the overload clutch disc II. Thus when excessive loads would be imposed upon the shaft "to resist its rotation from the feed rod l the plungers I4 would be depressed radially inward and would be pushed out of the notches I! and the bevel gear 9 permitted ,to rotate on the bearing portion I0 of the disc I I as in conventional overload clutching means. The important feature, however, of this construction lies of course in the unique utilization of an overload clutching device directly. adjacent to the bevel gear on the feed rod of the machine so as to prevent damage to any apparatus inside of the lathe apron transmission and consigning the overload strain to mechanism wholly outside of the apron and directly adjacent the feed rod of the lathe.

The shaft I2 is Journaled on appropriate bearings II and I2 carried in the apron housing I and splined portion 22 of the shaft 24. Alsamounted on this shaft is the double gear 22 suitably Journaled on bearings 20. p

.In the apron housing! is provided a stud 2| upon which is rotatably Journaled the pinion 22 having a clutch disc 22 formed Integral therewith. Also on sleeve member 24, Figure VI flxed in the apron'housing I is Journaled the gear 22.

r The clutch disc 22 and the gear." is kept axially spaced by means of. appropriate spacingpins 25 carried slidably mounted in mating. bores 21 formed inthe shiftable double clutch gear 22 which is vfixed on the shifter shaft ll-slidably mountedin the bore 40 of the sleeve 24. On the are appropriate .clutchteeth'fl and 42 which respectively engage the clutch-teeth 42 on the disc 22 and the clutch teeth of the gear 25 by appropriately axiallyfisliding shaft 29 in the from the feed rod 5 to the double clutch gear 22. The gear 28 may be' similarly rotated from the shaft "by means of the feed rod 5 in the reverse direction when the gear- 2i is moved into engagement with the gear of the double gear 29 since the gear 46 of the double gear 29 is constantly in mesh with the gear 22, Figures I and 'tated in either direction.

VI. Thus by manipulating the gear 2| to the posit-ions just described the gear 28 may be ro- Power from the gear 22 is connected for longitudinally moving the apron I and carriage 2 through the clutch means 4I42 when the gear 20 is shifted to engage these clutch teeth and is then transmitted through the clutch disc 22 and the integral pinion 22 to the large gear 41 which isrigidly fixed on the rack pinion shaft 48 appropriately journaied in suitable bearings 49 and 50 in the apron housing I and having the usual rack pinion 5| formed integral therewith andoperating in the usual rack 52, Figures II and vIII, fixed to the bed 2 of the lathe.

Power for actuating the cross slide or compound rest is derived from the gear 28 when th clutch members 42-44 are engaged by appr gagement. I

I portion 88 17. Thus by shifting the gear "so as toensu the clutch membersfiH-li longitudinal feeding of-the apron-and carriage takesplace whereas "engagement of the clutch members li -4| of'the gears :88 and effects power factuation' fromthe cross slide and by selecting. the. positionfor the 'gear '53, Figure V, either thecross slide or compound rest may be actuated by the power when gears" and 85 are .in.clutch en- The cross axial movement in they lathe carriage-by; suitqable thrust bearings 59 in the conventional manner and operates vlira suitable nut '(notshown) and associated graduated collar". Parallel to this crossfeed screw iiisthe compound rest drive shaft 58; as best seen in FigureIV, whose splineportion 68 operates in a rotatable sleeve journaled in the bracket 85 fixed to v 7 the underside of the cross slide 58 and which sleeve 8| has a'bevel gear G'l formed thereon a which is thus rotated by the drive shaft 58 for any in and out position-of the cross slide 68 of the lathe. This bevelv gear '81 in turn drives a matingbevel gear-68 having a stem portion 88 appropriately iournaled in suitable bearings I8 coincident 'withthe point of pivotal swinging of the compound rest II.; ,On theupper end tion 1.4 appropriatelyjournaled in bearings I! 1 vcarried in aprojecting lug 18 formed integral withthe bottom slide ll in the compoundrest.

This sleeve portion 18 of thebevel. gear" has flxedin it a key. 11 which hperates in asuitable V keyway 'ltformed in thecompoundrest-screw 18 so that asithe gear 18 is'rotated the screw 18 will be likewise rotatedand permitted axial sliding .movement in the bore: of the sleeveportion c I not the bevel gear I3 while the screw is rotated in the formed compound rest. Appropriateimanually operable means comprisin v the hand wheel 82 connected nut 88 fixed in the projecting lug]! also integral with the bottomrslide H of the through the sub-shaft 83 in the bevel gear I! and the bevel gear 85 on the screw 1! permits a manual operation of this screw for accurate set? ting of the cutting tool 88 carried on the cornpound rest, top slide 81.

In order to effect taper cutting movement in the cutting tool 86 it is desirable tr have the longitudinal feeding of the carriage and the cross feedmovement of the cross slide or the place simultaneously.- In order to accomplish ing members, thedouble gear- 22 is provided with turn :is' connected to} drive the feed screw 58 is journaledagainst V a a ,t ,854,872 priately sliding gear 38 mw ggg mm I through the gears effect reversal oi direction oifrot'ation between the gear "and 4 the shaft 14...

when the simultaneous operation is desired the clutchfgear'fl is moved 'to'engage the clutch members usualfdrivingpower to the longitudinal rack opinion .Il. as'already described. Thus the rack pinion shaft is being driven from" thefeed rod 8 "through the bevel gears 8-4, the shaft" l2, and

the gears 2G4! buil -+45 and 46- -38 dependm upon whichvdir'ection Tof .long itudinaljfeeding p to protect the operator from gears. On the outer or, direction his to be clearly noted tha tlthe gear 3.5,i's, not

4 being driven fromthe double clutch ear- 38 but is connected ,tobe' driven by power to be described as follows:

which projects into a change gear cavity 8| formed in the irontjace. of the apron housing I and is closed ver by-a suitable closure cover 82 the various rotating 48 may be mounted changegears comprising for example, the gear 8! which is in? engagement with a gear, carriedon a change gear bushing II- on the usual stud 88; adjustably mounted on a quadrant. 8] pivotallywmounted around the axis-of the raclg pinion shaft is by a suitable bearing means :88 on. the projecting" bushing 88 flxed to the apron-ho using I, and lockable in ad- I justed positionby a suitable clamping means M8. 'The gear is fixed v on achange gear sleeve ill so as to a another change gear I82 from which power is the stem 89 is fixed a bevel gear 12 which in v I turn drives a bevel gear 18 having a sleev'epor 40- I ,achange gear I88 which is mounted onthe out- 7 1 wardly proiectingwend ,1, whereby this shait the gear}! and therebyapply power to thejshait 1 through a; uitable pinionlflldirectly connected to it whichis carried on a stud I05 il iedlin the apron housing -I. This pinion Hit in turn drives portion lnr'ofj the shaft is rotated so .as to drive I! either directly-from the-gears 21-45 or to the gearing 21- 88 and-88545 as'describe'd The -.gear '35 under these circumstances may be connected either to thecross feed screw or the compound rest drive shaft 58, Figure V, as described. a Thus we have when eilectin simultaneous operation 01 the-carriage and cross slide or the carriage and theicompoundrest driving power transmitted to the rack pinion-shaft and from "here taking off power to-the rack pinion to the reckon the bed for the longitudinal movement of thecarriage and taking power off of -the same rack pinionshait'and transmitting it through a seriesfofselectable' change gears 'to 'a reversing mechanism which infturn is connected to the cross ieed or compound rest driving screws.

' It is thus to be noted thatby appropriately se- ,fe eding movement of the compound rest taking by the gear 35, Figure VI. The slidable ear 81 on the splined portion 28 of the shaft 281s arranged to be alternately engaged -either with the gear 35 or with thegear 88 of the double gear 22. Thus atone time the gear 35 may be lecting the various change gears in the change I gear cavity 8| any variety of movement of car- 65: this simultaneous action of the above tool feedriage and'cross slide may be efiected for cutting any desired tapers on'fthe'lathe. Furthermodii s V flcation 'oi the ratiosto he obtained with the select set of change gearsjmay also be had by fine setting and instruments of positioning of the compound rest and'having it also'operate simultaneouslyfwith thecarriage or with boththe -carrige and cross slide operating which may be eiIected' by'permittingfthe gear gti, Figure V, to

be simultaneously engage'dwit h the gears and i] in rare instances where it might be desirable oitaper turning "it s desired to use.

end of thearack pinion shaft connect its drivingv rotation directly to- This selection of movement of the gear ll may be efiected by means of the control, knob I" carried on the shifter rod I" which is connected through a yoke III to the gear I to thereby effect either the operation of the cross slide or the compound rest or both simultaneously depending upon the position'of the rod III as determined by the detent mechanism III operating in the various detent notches H2;

The clutch gear 38 may bemovedby sliding its shaft 38 by means of the feedselection level I II carried on the rock shaft III in the sleeve member 34, Fixture XI, and which has a projecting tooth II! which operates in a shoe III in the annular groove I I1 in theiaxially'shiftable shaft 8!; Suitable detent means comprising the plunger II8 carried in the'apron housing I and operating in the hatches l'i'l formed in the segmental integral portion I28 of vthe lever II-l serves to position this'lever'and the shaft 88 in the neutral position, as shown in Figures VI and IX or in either engagement of the clutch members |-I4I or in the clutch members 42-44.

The means for shifting the gear 21, Figure to either the neutral position shown ,or into'enmoved downwardly andwithdraw its end I V away from the lever Ill and its rock shaft III.

When the control lever I2I is moved to either of the engagedpositiohs of the gear 21 with the I28'will be gear 88 or the gear 89 the endportion III of the thrust upwardly toward the lever III. This lever I I8 has formed on it a downwardly projectinglughaving a notched portion I extending through the lug I," axially of the rock shaft III so asjto permit sidewise sliding of the rock. shaft III and the lever II! when in the neutralpositionof non-engagement of the dou- "ble' clutch gear 88 with either of the clutch "gagemen-t with either ofthe gears 88 or 88 comprises'a lever I2I, Figures Hand X, carried on a rock shaft I22 appropriately journaled in the apron housing I in suitable bearings I 28 and! and has ilxed on it .a {yoke I2lhaving a projecting pin I28 which engages in the annularslot 121 of thegear 21 so that when the lever is :moved to either of the three positions: shown :in Figure IL-'a-movementof the gear to commensurate position is effected. I 1 important characteristic feature ofthis inentionfis to prevent the gear I8 from being moved so as to engage the clutch members 82- when the gear 21. is shifted into engagementwith thegear 88 of the double gear22,=it being permis sible only to have theclutch-members 12-48 in engagement when thegear 21 is inthe neutral position. "The reason'for this desired operation is that in the event the gear21 was engagedwith through gear I! and the gear 46. through the members 48 or 4. -Normally, the projecting end I81 of the'rod I28 projects into this axially extending slot ill. When the lever H3 is moved to the right, Figure X; sliding th shaft II! thus to the right. the side face no of the slot "I" will be so positioned as to engage the end :I of the rodfll28 when the lever is attempted to be swung downwardly to thus prevent this downward movement of the lever H2. This slot is cut away on the other side so that the lever II) when in this right hand position may be moved upwardlyto engage the gear 88 with gear 88 through the medium of the clutches 42-44 to set in :motionthe normal cro feeding of the lathe. When 'the lever ;I I8 is moved axially to the left, Figure X, the side surface I81 of the axially extending slot I willengage the end 1180f the plunger I28 and will prevent the lever H8 from being aaised but will'permit it to be lowered since the portion of the slot lfliopposite the" portions I81 is cut away was to permit normal engagementof the longitudinal feeding motion while preventing the engagement of the cross feeding motion to the lathe cross slide.

The object-of this arrangement is that it is impossible for the operator to accidently gofrom ,cidently pushing the handle too far past theicengear 38 would cause a very rapid rotation ofthe therefore desirable tointerlockthe movement of the gear- 21 with that of the-gear 18 through the medium of the interference mechanism particularly shown in Figures-IX-and 5X. fThis interference mechanism comprises a .rod I28 slidably mounted in the apron I-andhaving a bifurcated portion I29 straddling'ime ro'ck shaft l122 so as :to rigidly support the outer end of therod -I "where it projects downwardly into the apron cavity as shown best inFigure IX In'thisportion I2! is provided a .pin I30 which operates in-ta detenti.

notch l3l in the segmental lug 1132 fixed -;to: the

rock shaft I22 so that when the rock shaft and lever I2i are so shifted as tohave the gear 21 inneutral position the pin I30 will be'in the detent notch allowing "it and the rod I28 tonbe tion.

ingposition. Y

tral neutral position. This is prevented as it is necessary forthe operator first to move to the .neutral positionbeing stopped by the end I" of [the rod 128 and thento move thehandle axially before-being'file to go into'the cross feed motion from the longitudinal feeding motion and similarly when in cross feeding position the lever cannot be accidently moved into longitudinal feeding position to permit that; This interference arrangementthus prevents accidently shifting from cross to longitudinal .or from longituditudinal to" cross movement without-first shifting thehandle and thus'preventing accidental moveme'ntv of the lever too far from the neutral posi- And in addition to this feature in connection. :with the feedcontrol lever for both the longitudinal and cross feed the rod I28 is arranged tonbe-moved upwardly as explained by moving the lever IN to either of the operating driv- ,ing positions for the gear 21 causing its end I33 to projectupwardlvbeyond the bottom of the slotted portion Ill and to go up the side face I38 of the lever 850 that the gear 21 can-only be renderedengageable when the lever is moved fully to the left or in longitudinal feed- .It is obvious that-whenthe gearflis'thus :gmoved into operative driving relationship by the -lever'l2l theprojecting-end H3 which is now moved up beside the facefl88 on the lever III wi11' prevent its movement axially to the right to-a position where it might be possible to .en-

. in Figure I.- theother-clutch gear I82 also journaled on thexshaft I51.

gage the lever by further upward movementin the cross. feed position and cause a damaging operation tothe lathe mechanism as described above because of the speed up drive which would then be effective through the change. sear mech-- I anism to the rackipinion shaft 48.

Thus we have in this apparatus a singlelever control for effecting the crossandlongitudinal feeding movementtogether with a vthird lever for instituting the operation of the cross slide movement in either direction simultaneously with the operation of the longitudinal-feeding movement but providing at the same time an interference arrangement whereby neither the cross nor longitudinal movement may be a'ccidently operated consecutively and also presenting the v engagement of .the normal cross feeding move- .ment while the cross feeding power for taper turning is being operated. Thenormal direction of v feeding motion is .con- 1 trolled by means-of the controllever I88 Figure In this wayrotation from the shaft"! causes the gear I58 to rotate in one direction while'the gear I62 rotates in the opposite direction. no

jConventionalclutching means comprising the clutches I64 and I85 respectively actuatable by suitable shifterspool I56 in a conventional manner effects alternate driving connections between thegear I55 and the shaft I51 or the gear. I52

and the shaft I51 do thereby eifectthe reversal,

of drive through the shaft I51 from the shaft I52 which is normally constantly'rotatedone dl- T rection by the rapid traverse motor I43.

l5 which is in driving engagement with the gear 41 50!} the vrack pinion shaft 48. g

I :tinuously operating in constant speeds by elec {trical power-received from:,the conductors I58. extending longitudinally ofqthebed-i of the lathe II,j-which'is;carried-on a rock shaft I48 in the I apron housing I similar to that of the rockshaft I22 shown in Figure X and has fixedon it a yoke I having spin I42 .operating in the annular groove I43 of the shiftablegear 2i and. which may be moved to either of the two positions shown in Figure I! or the neutral position. of the, gear as illustrated in Figure IV so as to effect the longitudinal or cross'feedin ln either direction when manipulating the leverl to institute these movements.

It will thus be seenhy observing If that the combination of these two-levers Ill-and I38 effects the cutting of tapers in either direction, thatiseither having the smallend of the taper towardsthehea'dstock of the lathe or the small end of the taper to beicut towards the tailstock. e d of the latheand by manipulating the lever, I88itself with the lever I2I in neutral feed position in; either direction of longitudinal Associated with the apron transmission above described is a power rapid traversegmechanism capable of eflectingrapid traverseflof, the cararlage, the cross slide, or compound rest individually. in Also with this arrangement therapid traverse movement of the-carriage and cross slide maybe affected simultaneously; the 1 carriage and compound rest simultaneously; or-all qthreeiof these members may be rapid traversed simultaneously. These rapid traversing move 'ments maybe effected for taper cutting movement of the tool feeding devices. The rapid traverse power for effecting-said rapid traversemove- -ment is derived f-rom.the rapid traverse motor I48, Figure III, which-is fixed to the left hand face I44 of the apron housing I'by suitable flange 7' connecting mounting means I 45 and-appropriate screw I45 best'seen' in Figure L -On the shaft of the motor I43 is provided a driving pinion I41 which 'isarranged to drive-the gear I48; Fig- I. Also on the shaft I52 i's'flxed the gear I88 which drives through an idler gear "I, best seen Fixedon the shaft' I51 is ,a driving pinion I81 Normally the rapid traverse motor I 48 is con- =and ,appropriatelyfcarried in the protecting box I88. ;-.;An appropriate trolley IIIlcarried bythe conduit iI1I attached to the apron by suitable means l 12 carries the electrical Power from the conductors I68. through the conduitI1-I to a rapid traverse motor I48.

Noting particularly Figure VIII; rapid-traverse power connectable in 1 either direction to the gears I41 of therack pinion shaft 48 for'lon .mgitudinal; movement of the apron and carriage or for the simultaneous rapid traverse movement T of the carriage and cross slide or compound-rest by manipulatingthe rapidtraverse lever I13 as indicatedby the positions I14 and I15 in Figure 7 VIII.. le'vler I18 isfcarried on a rock shaft" I 1I18 appropriately mounted in'the apron casting I and having a pinion I11 formed thereon which engages inja rack' I18 ma shifter rod I18 appropriately, slidably mounted in; thelgapron -I.- 5

On this shifterrod I18is a shifter yoke jI 8II which engages the shifter spool I55 so. that byrnoving V orcrossfeed inayilik ewise be efiectedifor the normal turning operation.

the lever 'to'either of the positions I14 or I15'the 'rapiditraverse movementmay' be effected; Qnthe' shaft I51, Figures'VIandVIII is mountf ed -the usual manual operating hand wheel in "for manually moving the carriage and apron longitudi nally or th bd of the lathe; This hand- 7 wheel [BL is appropriately- Journaled by suitable bearings I82v on thej outer'end of the shaft'l51 I and confined in outward axial movement, by a nut I88 fixed to'the outer end or-tms shaft. A

' portion of this handwheel I'8I is providedwith qlutohteeth I84 whichare arranged tojengage mating clutch teeth I85 on a clutch sleeve I88, securely fixed to the shaft I51 so thatfwhen the in handwheel I8I is moved inwardly to engage the clutch members I84'--I85 th'e"shait 151 may :be

rotatedby'meansfof the handwheel IIIIfor effecting longitudinal manual adjustment" of the" "carriagealor'igthelathe bed. a I linorder' to preventthe handwheel being'engaged with the i'shaft 151 when thegrapid traverse power from' the motor I43 is applied tojthe shaft for'rapid traversing: the carriage along the bed,v means I are' provided to automatically effect "disengagement of liih clut'onmembers I84-*-I85 by' automatically axially Imoving the handwheel 'out'against the nutl83- -70 "{Thisapparatus is particularly shown in Figure VIII and comprises a second'plunger I81 mounted in the apron casting and having a rack I88 which isengaged by the pinion I11 of the rock shaft I18.. 13y this arrangement the end portion I89 of. the shifter rod I19 is moved outwardly from the face I90 of the mounting bushing I9'I flied on the apron I when the rapid travers 'member is moved to the position I" and that also the end I92 of the plunger IBI is mounted outwardly when the lever I13 is moved to the position I15.

Both of these end portions I99 and I92 are arranged to abut against theqsurface I93 of the flange portion I94 formed on the handwheel I8I so that when the rapid traverse lever ismoved to either of the activ or rapidtravers'e position 114 or I15one or the other of-the ends I89 or I92 will move outwardly abutting against the surface I93 of the portion' I9 4'of the handwheel I8I to automatically move it axially outward against'the nut I93 to thereby disengage the clutch members I84I 85 so that the handwheel will not be connected to the shaft when rapid traverse power is applied thereto and thus prevents the rapid rotation ofthe handwheel III in rapid travers movement-which might otherwise, endanger the operator of the machine, r i Having thus fully set forth and" described our invention what we claim as new and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent is:

1. In any apron transmission mechanismfor effecting taper cutting bysimultaneous operation of the carriage and cross slide of a lathe, a power input shaft, means for reversably'connecting power from said. input shaft to? a driven element, means for alternately connecting" said driven element for longitudinal feeding of the carriage or cross feeding ofth e 'cross slide'oi said lathe, and "means for connecting said driven member for the longitudinal feeding of'said carriage and driving the cross slide mechanism of.

said lathe through the apron transmission with the longitudinal movement of said carriage, said last mentioned means incorporating'change gear mechanism for effecting relative difierences of feed relative movement of the carriage and cross slide, and rapid traverse power means reversably connectable to'the means for effecting the longitudinal movement of saidapron and carriage.

2. In an apron transmission mechanism for effecting taper cutting by simultaneous operation of the carriage and cross slide'of a lathe,fa power input shaft, means for reversably connecting power from said input shaft to a driven element,

means for alternately connecting said driven element for longitudinal feeding of the carriage or cross feeding of theicros's slide of said lathe, and

'rneans for connecting said driven member for the longitudinal feeding of said carriage and driving the cross slide mechanism of rjsaidllathe' throughthe apron transmission with the longi-] tudinal movement of said carriage, said'last men- .tionecl-means interconnecting themovement of said carriage to actuate said cross slide simultaneously therewith incorporating transmission mechanism for "effecting opposite directionsof I movement of said cross slide rela-. tive to corresponding directions of movement of reversing V anism ormthe cross slide mechanism of said lathe, and means for; simultaneously connecting said driven member to said rack pinion driving mechanism and connecting said rack pinion driving mechanism reversably to the cross slide mechanism of said lathe, and rapid traverse power means reversably connectable to said rack pinion transmission mechanism.

" 4.-In an apron transmission mechanism for lathe, an inputshaft,,a driven member, means for connecting said input shaft to said driven mem- 'ber, means for alternately connecting said .driven member to the rack pinion driving mechanism or the cross slide mechanism of said latheyand means for simultaneously connecting said driven member to saidrack pinion driving mechanism and connecting said rack pinion driving mech- .anism to. said cross slide mechanism through change gearing transmission means, and rapid traverse powerjrneans reversablyaconnectable to said rack pinion transmission-mechanism? 5. In an apron transmission mechanism'for lathe, an input shaft, a driven member,-means for reversably connecting said driven member to said input shaft, nieans'fo'r alternately, connect- -'ing said drivenmembe'r to the rack pinion driving mechanism'or the cross slide driving mechanism ofs'aid apron, and mean for simultaneously connecting said driven member to said rack pinion driving ;m'echanisni and connecting said rackpinion drivingfmechanismreversably to the cross slide mechanism of said lathe, arid rapid traverse power means re'versably connectable to said rack pinion transmission mechanism.

6. In an apron-transmission mechanism for lathe, an input shaft, a driven member, means for reversably connectingsaid-driven member to said inputshaft, means'foralternately connecting 'saiddriven memberto the rack pinion driving mechanism or'the cross slide driving mechanism of said apron,'and means for'simultaneous'ly connectingsaid driven member to said rack pinion driving mechanism and connecting said rack pinion driving ,mechanismreversably to the cross slide mechanism of said lathe, and said interconnecting means between said rack pinion driving mechanism and the cross slide mechanism of said lathe comprising change gear transmission means, and rapid traverse power means reversably connectable to said rack pinion transmission mechanism.-

'7. In a lathe apron transmission mechanism,

a an input: shaft, a driven member actuatable by said, shaft, means for) alternately connectin said driven member to arack pinion driving'mechanism or to a cross slide driving mechanism on said lathe, a single lever control for moving said 7 means for interconnecting; the rack pinion driv- V 1 driven member to a neutral position or an oper- 'ative position for effecting either longitudinal movement of the apron or cross=,slide.movement,

ing transmission directly to said cross'slide transmission mechanism of'said lathe, and interference mechanism to render said: last, mentioned interconnecting driving means betweenthe rack 'pinion and cross slide mechanism inoperative when said: driven member is. connected to said cross'slide mechanism; V

F. GRQENE.

HARRYC. KEMPER; 

